Tag: PRO-WILD

The journey for the EU-funded PRO-WILD: Protect and Promote Crop Wild Relatives officially had the second meeting last week in Vienna, where over 40 participants gathered for two days of intense collaborative work. The objective of PRO-WILD is to protect and promote wild relatives of wheat, sugar beet, and oilseed…

A ground-breaking European initiative, “PRO-WILD”, has officially commenced with the aim of protecting and promoting crop wild relatives (CWR) that are closely related to commonly cultivated plants. This innovative project seeks to harness the genetic potential of wild plant species to improve crop resilience and adaptability to climate change. “PRO-WILD”, short for…